DOE PROGRESS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Eight years after Congress passed the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act DOE is continuing this work with an $11.7 million appropriation for fiscal year 1984. While focusing on promising lead-acid and nickel-iron batteries, the program is also studying zinc-bromide, sodium-sulfur, and lithium-metal sulfide batteries as well as fuel cells for electric vehicles (EVs). DOE, the Electric Power Research Institute, and others have succeeded in overcoming some of the inherent drawbacks to EVs by extending travel distance and battery life. Utilities see EVs as a load-leveling device. EV market penetration of only 10% will be viewed as a commercial success.

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  Electric Power Research Institute

  P.O. Box 1041, 3412 Hillview Avenue
  Palo Alto, CA  United States  94303
• Authors:
  • HOLLANDER, E
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-34
• Serial:
  • EPRI Journal
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Electric Power Research Institute
  • ISSN: 0362-3416

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Electric vehicles; Fuel cells; Lead acid batteries; Lithium batteries; Markets; Nickel iron batteries; Pendulum tests; Research
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391438
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM